CHAVANG KUT

About:

• It is one of the most important festivals of Kuki-Chin-Mizo communities.
  
  
• In Manipur, Mizoram and Assam and other parts of country, the festival is organized every year on the first day of November month. It is a state holiday in Manipur.
  
  
• Chavang stands for ‘autumn’ and Kut mean ‘harvest’. The festival is observed to mark the end of the harvesting season and also to thank deities for a good harvest season.
  
  
• One of the major attraction of this festival is the Miss Kut Beauty Pageant which also includes many Folk dances and music performances from various artists.